ABSTRACT
When a truck/tractor is operating with a trailer or semitrailer, but without a load, it is “deadheading.” In this situation, the load has been delivered and the truck is not being used for trucking purposes. Often the truck owner/ operator is using the vehicle to return home. As such, the truck and trailer are not transporting property for the motor carrier it hauls for and under whose liability policy it depends upon when engaged in trucking activities.
